We were so spoiled here in Oz in the 80's...we took it for granted, and many never broke into international markets as their managers ooften never thought they would be successful overseas. Their loss...we rocked at discos every weekend to all this.
I didn't take it for granted at all. I went to so many pub and smaller venue shows of most of the 80s rock bands including ac/dc, radiators, Aussie crawl, dragon, 1927, inxs, models and I can go on. The most fun times. Then I went to raves 😂
I'm a Canadian and an 80s child to and Australia had the best 80s bands my favourites from this era are icehouse, INXS, split enz but darn the models rock I remember this song as a kid and hey you guys rock thanks for giving us some lovely music
The 80’s was a more creative time for music. People were more creative then. There was no internet and computers were just basic. You couldn’t get addicted to chats/ forums/ social media/ games. I dunno how many kids these days could make this if they tried!? Kids more exposed to hip hop / whimpy hipster pop. Record industry has changed for the worst! Social engineering towards multi- cult / multi- gendered community
Nothing from the past 40 YEARS compares to that unique 80s sound. World gets shitter and the annals of acceptance of just about anything crap as art is through the floor. Sad, very sad.
Proud to have loaded in and out the Band's gear. Another great Aussie Pub Punk Rock band ahead of time . Gary Numan tour 😉 James wass proud to have been Mr Numans Host when he played support on the tour ( he tells the story hostingRage)🤘✌️🇦🇺
@@garethwest9069 Mate,,,this isn't helping....you can't just spray out bible verses out of context and without proper need....you do more harm for the Way than any good....
I remember this song from 1986 I was 20 years old & I watched this video on MTV it was such a a catchy tune but I never could remember the name of the band but the melody is solid🎉
James Freud and Sean Kelly... both so talented. I had the biggest crush on Sean. Love Zan and Kate in this film clip. This song was massive when it was released. I remember dancing my tush off at a school formal to this.
The uniqueness and syncopations of the open and closed high hats in the intro are truly unique, as is starting the song on a flam. No one does that. Superb, clean drumming and an awesome song. Bloody good job all round.
Great song, great album!!! Had the cassette tape of this album back in the day. Played it so much I wore it out and had to buy another. Great Aussie band from the '80's! This album and anything INXS were my go to driving music back then. Graduated High School in '84... Was "legal" (21yrs old in the States) in '87 and the club scene was crazy back then as was any college bar with a dance floor. Love the backup singers in this video and "Cold Fever"... Miss the days of fit looking ladies, in form fitting skirts, black hose and heels. Man I wish I could go back... To be young in the '80's was a great time!
One of my favourite Aussie rock songs of 1985, next to Hoodoo Gurus "Bittersweet" and Mental As Anything's "Live It Up". The energy in this song is fantastic. Also like Absent Friends and sax player James Valentine's parody band Absent Frenzy which he did a one-off song for in 1990 called "I Should've Said No When I Said Yes" about cigarette smoking.
TOTALLY, TOTALLY UNDERRATED POP song from 1980's band (The) *Models*. Thank you guys for the awesome *Models* music and James for his work with *Teenage Radio Stars*. Great memories! RIP James Freud 🙏
The Australasian invasion 🤠. Some bands like Men at Work would go Billboard #1 or at least top 10, while others like Models, Real Life, The Church, Wa Wa Nee would slip into the top 30 or top 40, but with a song that was a little different from standard pop radio in the US. One Aussie song that I was surprised to see even make Billboard top 100 was "Solid Rock" by Goanna, 1982, made #71. Surprised because it had a kind of Australian outback feel to it and Shane Howard had a kind of Aussie stadium rock voice, I wasn't sure that the US would take much interest in the song, but I think there was something about the big, anthemic sound, especially the chorus, which got it over in the States.
The only exposure to James Freud and the band via mass media made me think of them all a certain way. But reading both of James'/Colin's books made me realise how difficult, stressful and utterly weird it is to have even a small amount of fame and notoriety. Especially in a little pond like Australia.
Our friend, James sister who is in this video passed away only months ago. We were Ansett hosties and she missed her brother James so much and always spoke of him with so much love! They now rock on together!🥰🥰🥰
I’m so very sorry to hear about your friend, James’ sister. I saw the band once in Philly. I found James on MySpace in ‘08 I think and we had a nicest. Recommended that I follow his son’s band which I did. I asked him if he saw the gifts I gave a roadie to give the band. I asked Sean years earlier and he hadn’t. James received the battery operated bartender hand which they had fun with but not the beautiful illustration my sister drew of the band. I then told him that I found out the drawing didn’t leave the venue and became part of the venue’s archive. I found it hanging backstage to be seen anytime someone goes to and from the stage ❤️ I wish I still had our messages. May they both Rest In Peace. Deepest condolences to the family.🙏🏼🙏🏼
Australia still has good music and good bands, the music that is made in Europe is shit, far from the music that was made in the 70s, 80s and 90s of the last century, or is it electronic music "something that can hardly be called music " or is it something between Rammstein or Muse , a shit sound , the last band that appeared around these parts are the Arctic Monkeys , and it's been a few years now it's just been shit impossible to hear :)
I”m from Brisbane (for better or worse) and I am a lifelong fan of The (original) Saints with Ed on guitar. It was a very repressive time but artists were fighting back. Artists like The Saints. This is like a time machine. A kickass one.
I first saw James supporting Gary Numan in 1980 in Sydney, with his band (at the time) James Freud & the Radio Stars. What a legend and what a shame about how he ended up. Drugs and alcohol have a lot to answer for.
Out of mind, out of sight was a name of tv documentary on the ABC in the '80s about the state of Australian prisons. Some prisons still had buckets to go to the toilet in.
The woman in this video dancing and singing wearing a hat and a leather jacket reminds me of the famous gymnast, Alicia Sacramone !! I'm referring to the backup singer on the left, because there are two backup singers in this video. They're both gorgeous, but I like the one on the left. Because Alicia is gorgeous and so is the woman I just got through talking about. Also, this band plays good music and I have seen some of their other videos that they have done. They're an awesome band. Sorry that James Freud has passed on and is no longer with us. But listening to good music like this and watching good music videos like this really makes me want to go back to the eighties. Remember, this video was done back in 1985. But good music lasts forever, no matter how long ago it was. Same thing applies to this band and this video. The Models rule forever !! What a butt kicking band !! Living proof that bands like The Models will never die and Rock and Roll will never die !! 🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
This is my first introduction to Models. The singer sounds a bit like Michael from INXS, but that's not a bad thing. This sound has a cool groove. I love the little Australian rock movement that happened in the mid-80s...all those bands have such a unique sound. The Angels and "Underground" comes to mind, along with Jimmy Barnes.
The song title popped into my mind out of nowhere--this was one I used to cover back in the day and it was aways a blast to do! Uh huh-it's as good as I remember it! Yeah, he does sound like Hutchence at times, not a bad thing indeed! Jimmy Barnes, oh yeah-he was one helluva singer, love his "Freight Train Heart" album. And that cameo he did with INXS "Good Time" kicked ass! Some great Aussie bands, that 80's period WAS something. Men at Work as well. RIP James
The clip of "Hold on" brought me here................... one of their songs wasn't enough. So electric - AND Kate Ceberano..................... awesome. Late 80's was in and out of Sydney, so would routinely see these guys in a venue somewhere.
It's a pity there is no contact information for this channel. I remaster videos and have just completed a 4K version of this video that is on a entirely different level in sound and vision. Given that this video is blocked in almost every country when I posted it, I would be happy to supply it to this channel free of charge.
The models are playing at the Bannockburn railway hotel in Bannockburn Victoria Australia in November 2023. Announced today. Tickets available soon via the venue.
Saw the Hoodoo Gurus in my hometown Upper Hutt, New Zealand early this year at the Hutt Sounds supergig, Brewtown, semi-outdoors, five bands split 3.5-1.5 Kiwi-Aussie (the half and half band was Mi-Sex led by Steve Balbi what with most of the original guys dead or moved on). Was hoping to see more Aussies at next year's Hutt Sounds, but they've kinda set their sights on the UK, getting Human League, Nik Kershaw and Go West. Choirboys are joining them and the Mockers. I mentioned the gig to Dave Sterry of Real Life over FB who said it's been ages since he played in NZ and he'd like to come back. Would love to see bands like Models, Icehouse, Big Pig, Midnight Oil and others play at a future Hutt Sounds supergig. 👍
A true officisho - nardo of the guitar and pitch perfect voice , For a man that presumably was pretty sick at that stage of his career A amazing , timeless performance of a great song …
This song - so good - remember seeing them in Adelaide with Wendy Mathews doing back up vocals - I know that Kate gets the raps for the back ups but Wendy - always a true talent..where is she now? Hopefully still making music!
We were so spoiled here in Oz in the 80's...we took it for granted, and many never broke into international markets as their managers ooften never thought they would be successful overseas. Their loss...we rocked at discos every weekend to all this.
Watching some of the American reaction to Aussie music vids common comment is why the hell have I never heard this before 😢
gone are those days
I didn't take it for granted at all. I went to so many pub and smaller venue shows of most of the 80s rock bands including ac/dc, radiators, Aussie crawl, dragon, 1927, inxs, models and I can go on.
The most fun times. Then I went to raves 😂
Absolutely Brilliant. RIP James.
They were crap first time I saw them .. nothing has changed
I'm a Canadian and an 80s child to and Australia had the best 80s bands my favourites from this era are icehouse, INXS, split enz but darn the models rock I remember this song as a kid and hey you guys rock thanks for giving us some lovely music
Split Enz were a kiwi band…
Misex is another smoking hot 80's kiwi band
@@missq3989 also a kiwi band
@@darrinferguson2125 😃 that's what I said
The 80’s was a more creative time for music. People were more creative then. There was no internet and computers were just basic. You couldn’t get addicted to chats/ forums/ social media/ games. I dunno how many kids these days could make this if they tried!? Kids more exposed to hip hop / whimpy hipster pop. Record industry has changed for the worst! Social engineering towards multi- cult / multi- gendered community
Such a great 80's sound, nothing nowadays compares.
Nothing from the past 40 YEARS compares to that unique 80s sound. World gets shitter and the annals of acceptance of just about anything crap as art is through the floor. Sad, very sad.
Those were the days of the brilliant Aussie pub bands. Awesome. Thanks.
Kate and co looking fabulous.
Proud to have loaded in and out the Band's gear. Another great Aussie Pub Punk Rock band ahead of time . Gary Numan tour 😉 James wass proud to have been Mr Numans Host when he played support on the tour ( he tells the story hostingRage)🤘✌️🇦🇺
All time Aussie classic.. brilliant song! RIP James.
“The time is fulfilled,” He said, “and the kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe in the gospel!” - Mark 1:15
@@garethwest9069 Mate,,,this isn't helping....you can't just spray out bible verses out of context and without proper need....you do more harm for the Way than any good....
Yeh and when the poor buggar died no media coverage it's like Bon Scott
I remember this song from 1986 I was 20 years old & I watched this video on MTV it was such a a catchy tune but I never could remember the name of the band but the melody is solid🎉
Superb
Kate back there having the time of her life. No mistaking that voice !
An all time favourite. Everyone is in Sync with each other. Awesome. RIP James.
James Freud and Sean Kelly... both so talented. I had the biggest crush on Sean. Love Zan and Kate in this film clip. This song was massive when it was released. I remember dancing my tush off at a school formal to this.
Why this song didn't go to number one on the billboard chart is beyond me!
Because America doesn't know a great song when they hear it!! 🤘😈😇🤘
The uniqueness and syncopations of the open and closed high hats in the intro are truly unique, as is starting the song on a flam. No one does that. Superb, clean drumming and an awesome song. Bloody good job all round.
Sorry, this comment is too intelligent, informative and interesting for TH-cam. I have reported you for raising the tone.
James Freud would still be singing great songs like this one if he
hadn't passed away at just 51.
RIP James
He didn’t pass away he topped himself
Amazing how many better ones in the music world go before their time, yet all the shit ones never go.
One of the best songs ever recorded defining the Rock and Roll Music
RIP James Great Australian talent
Oh, didn’t know he was gone. Didn’t get the recognition Chrissy got.
@@matthewsmith1547 WTF? He did him self in years ago! Was ALL over the news! COULDN'T get off the bottle!
Great song, great album!!! Had the cassette tape of this album back in the day. Played it so much I wore it out and had to buy another. Great Aussie band from the '80's! This album and anything INXS were my go to driving music back then.
Graduated High School in '84... Was "legal" (21yrs old in the States) in '87 and the club scene was crazy back then as was any college bar with a dance floor.
Love the backup singers in this video and "Cold Fever"... Miss the days of fit looking ladies, in form fitting skirts, black hose and heels.
Man I wish I could go back... To be young in the '80's was a great time!
Kate cebrano providing some awesome backing vocals 👌
I’ve been searching for this song for years, only out of sheer stupidity did I find this wonderful song
Aren't you so glad you found it again??
Brilliant. RIP James.
Listening in June 2024.
Oh gosh it feels like the 80's 🎶🎧
I was 19 & this was a normal pub song. Almost 40yrs ago now! Good music doesn't age! 😳
The best song you ever DID!!!! dam song got me speeding ticket!
One of my favourite Aussie rock songs of 1985, next to Hoodoo Gurus "Bittersweet" and Mental As Anything's "Live It Up". The energy in this song is fantastic. Also like Absent Friends and sax player James Valentine's parody band Absent Frenzy which he did a one-off song for in 1990 called "I Should've Said No When I Said Yes" about cigarette smoking.
I'd add Hoodoo Gurus "Miss Freelove" and "I Want You Back."
TOTALLY, TOTALLY UNDERRATED POP song from 1980's band (The) *Models*. Thank you guys for the awesome *Models* music and James for his work with *Teenage Radio Stars*. Great memories! RIP James Freud 🙏
The Models 'discover' rock! \m/
Well said. James Freud was an awesome talent. His music provided such a significant part of the soundtrack to my youth. Sadly missed
@@glennjelich3174 Hear hear!
“The time is fulfilled,” He said, “and the kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe in the gospel!” - Mark 1:15
@@garethwest9069 Oh fuck me! Talk about OFF topic!
THANK HEAVENS for 80s MUSIC apps for keeping this great tune around
New Zealander born in 82 here, I loved this as a young lad, still do!
man i loved this song when it came out in the 80s ,some great groups from Aussie ,hi from kiwi land
So glad I saw them live at Australian Made in 87.Kate Cebrano and her sister were backing vocals and had a group called I'm Talking.Great band.
Zan isn't her sister but Zan HAS a sister. Wendy Matthews and 2 other girls backed at the concert (I saw it in Sydney, awesome show!).
Super concert ..awesome Day out
@@1lighthorse Zan's sister is Shereen from Big Pig another hugely underrated aussie band.
Wendy Matthews was their long time backing singer while dating Sean Kelly
I am so jealous
Well done. Fantastic memories. Thanx guys.
In my eyes, one of the greatest and most iconic bands Australia has ever had.
Great stuff! Peaked as high as No. 37 on the USA Billboard Hot 100 charts in 1986.
The Australasian invasion 🤠. Some bands like Men at Work would go Billboard #1 or at least top 10, while others like Models, Real Life, The Church, Wa Wa Nee would slip into the top 30 or top 40, but with a song that was a little different from standard pop radio in the US. One Aussie song that I was surprised to see even make Billboard top 100 was "Solid Rock" by Goanna, 1982, made #71. Surprised because it had a kind of Australian outback feel to it and Shane Howard had a kind of Aussie stadium rock voice, I wasn't sure that the US would take much interest in the song, but I think there was something about the big, anthemic sound, especially the chorus, which got it over in the States.
The only exposure to James Freud and the band via mass media made me think of them all a certain way. But reading both of James'/Colin's books made me realise how difficult, stressful and utterly weird it is to have even a small amount of fame and notoriety. Especially in a little pond like Australia.
love this song ❤❤
Awesome band...awesome song !
One of my best ever faves! RIP James Freud :(
Our friend, James sister who is in this video passed away only months ago. We were Ansett hosties and she missed her brother James so much and always spoke of him with so much love! They now rock on together!🥰🥰🥰
I’m so very sorry to hear about your friend, James’ sister. I saw the band once in Philly. I found James on MySpace in ‘08 I think and we had a nicest. Recommended that I follow his son’s band which I did. I asked him if he saw the gifts I gave a roadie to give the band. I asked Sean years earlier and he hadn’t. James received the battery operated bartender hand which they had fun with but not the beautiful illustration my sister drew of the band. I then told him that I found out the drawing didn’t leave the venue and became part of the venue’s archive. I found it hanging backstage to be seen anytime someone goes to and from the stage ❤️ I wish I still had our messages. May they both Rest In Peace. Deepest condolences to the family.🙏🏼🙏🏼
James Freund and the Models just know how to sing an amazing song.
Models were so good. Only just found out on here that James has passed. What is wrong with this country. Or me that i didnt know.
Takes me back to my Adelaide days in 85. A Grade Aussie pub band. RIP James. We all loved ya, mate.
Can remember '86 being in Adelaide and seeing Wall of Voodoo live in some pub in Light Square.
I miss the time when Australian music was distinct from that of other countries.
Australia still has good music and good bands, the music that is made in Europe is shit, far from the music that was made in the 70s, 80s and 90s of the last century, or is it electronic music "something that can hardly be called music " or is it something between Rammstein or Muse , a shit sound , the last band that appeared around these parts are the Arctic Monkeys , and it's been a few years now it's just been shit impossible to hear :)
It still does, Australia always has the best bands generally
I'm saying this and I'm not even aussie
@@pauloramada4844 Arctic Flunkies are as lousy as anything the last 4 decades have produced.
Sweeties, we miss that time when ALL music from ANYWHERE was distinct. Those times have gone forever.
@@kyachdistent1301 true
still love this song at 56 as much as I did at 18 in the bars of Ohio 🙂
I”m from Brisbane (for better or worse) and I am a lifelong fan of The (original) Saints with Ed on guitar. It was a very repressive time but artists were fighting back. Artists like The Saints. This is like a time machine. A kickass one.
I took up the saxophone because of The Laughing Clowns
I first saw James supporting Gary Numan in 1980 in Sydney, with his band (at the time) James Freud & the Radio Stars. What a legend and what a shame about how he ended up. Drugs and alcohol have a lot to answer for.
I was looking through my vinyl collection recently and came acrossed this 💎 from 1986. Very catchy ☺
Mark Opitz produced a great hit! Legend Aussie producer...
Out of mind, out of sight was a name of tv documentary on the ABC in the '80s about the state of Australian prisons.
Some prisons still had buckets to go to the toilet in.
Least they had toilet paper unlike today
I had forgotten all about this song!!
Frontman legend
Brilliant. I’m sure they visited my blue light disco.
I was in Australia when this song was playing in the clubs .. Used to dance to it at the Play Pen up in Cairns.. 1985
Saw this band live back in the day. The 12 inch version on tape was mind blowing .
I remember seeing them at a nightclub in Hamilton NZ,looked exactly like this clip,they were great!
this should have 1 million likes.
The woman in this video dancing and singing wearing a hat and a leather jacket reminds me of the famous gymnast, Alicia Sacramone !! I'm referring to the backup singer on the left, because there are two backup singers in this video. They're both gorgeous, but I like the one on the left. Because Alicia is gorgeous and so is the woman I just got through talking about. Also, this band plays good music and I have seen some of their other videos that they have done. They're an awesome band. Sorry that James Freud has passed on and is no longer with us. But listening to good music like this and watching good music videos like this really makes me want to go back to the eighties. Remember, this video was done back in 1985. But good music lasts forever, no matter how long ago it was. Same thing applies to this band and this video. The Models rule forever !! What a butt kicking band !! Living proof that bands like The Models will never die and Rock and Roll will never die !! 🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
The woman on the left is Kate Ceberano
@@v8sainter was just trying to workout which was Kate. cheers.
@@v8sainter When I hear this song I always thought I could recognize the voice of one of those back up singers. Kate Cebrano it is.
Remember dancing to this at the Court Jester Night Club in Brisbane 1985.
think of james all the time...
This is my first introduction to Models. The singer sounds a bit like Michael from INXS, but that's not a bad thing. This sound has a cool groove. I love the little Australian rock movement that happened in the mid-80s...all those bands have such a unique sound. The Angels and "Underground" comes to mind, along with Jimmy Barnes.
The song title popped into my mind out of nowhere--this was one I used to cover back in the day and it was aways a blast to do! Uh huh-it's as good as I remember it! Yeah, he does sound like Hutchence at times, not a bad thing indeed! Jimmy Barnes, oh yeah-he was one helluva singer, love his "Freight Train Heart" album. And that cameo he did with INXS "Good Time" kicked ass! Some great Aussie bands, that 80's period WAS something. Men at Work as well. RIP James
Hoodoo Gurus
little? i guess you werent there. f*k barnsey(he was just part of the generic bogan shit). there was TON of bands around back then
old alto sax player, i loved being in a brass section and doing synch stuff
Awesome song!
From Australia I think we made some of the best rock songs
Good old classic Aussie rock
Fucking A!!!!
This is how i would described this song as *Out of Mind out of Sight*
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤oh and Art by Gonzo, Loves this🎉⚡⚡⚡🤪💜💯👑♥️🤩😎🥳⚡⚡⚡⚜️🏆🎂
The clip of "Hold on" brought me here................... one of their songs wasn't enough.
So electric - AND Kate Ceberano..................... awesome.
Late 80's was in and out of Sydney, so would routinely see these guys in a venue somewhere.
The best thing about this video are the 2 babes dancing, hot!
Great song too!
The best!
It's a pity there is no contact information for this channel. I remaster videos and have just completed a 4K version of this video that is on a entirely different level in sound and vision. Given that this video is blocked in almost every country when I posted it, I would be happy to supply it to this channel free of charge.
Gold !
The models are playing at the Bannockburn railway hotel in Bannockburn Victoria Australia in November 2023.
Announced today.
Tickets available soon via the venue.
Saw the Hoodoo Gurus in my hometown Upper Hutt, New Zealand early this year at the Hutt Sounds supergig, Brewtown, semi-outdoors, five bands split 3.5-1.5 Kiwi-Aussie (the half and half band was Mi-Sex led by Steve Balbi what with most of the original guys dead or moved on). Was hoping to see more Aussies at next year's Hutt Sounds, but they've kinda set their sights on the UK, getting Human League, Nik Kershaw and Go West. Choirboys are joining them and the Mockers. I mentioned the gig to Dave Sterry of Real Life over FB who said it's been ages since he played in NZ and he'd like to come back. Would love to see bands like Models, Icehouse, Big Pig, Midnight Oil and others play at a future Hutt Sounds supergig. 👍
A true officisho - nardo of the guitar and pitch perfect voice ,
For a man that presumably was pretty sick at that stage of his career
A amazing , timeless performance of a great song …
From Mr Thomas James Schmutter this song means everything ❤️🇳🇿😀👍👍👍👍
💞 BELLISSIMA 💞
Great song 👌
Great song ❤
From Thomas James Schmutter happy new year Models this song is good on trading and rock music.
Saw them smash this out mid 80s in the theatre in Albury, double bill with the Uncanny Xmen iirc
80s the best years!
This song - so good - remember seeing them in Adelaide with Wendy Mathews doing back up vocals - I know that Kate gets the raps for the back ups but Wendy - always a true talent..where is she now? Hopefully still making music!
I'm reading James Freud I am the voice left from drinking his book some time soon 👍🏻😎😁❤️
Oh, yeah!!!
Big props for the Herbie Hancock tee on the synth player.
Took me over 30 years to realise this song wasn’t INXS
Out of mind out of sight even....
Best enjoyed LOUD.
I never really liked this song back in the day of. Now I like the song
Sean Kelly aka Mr Mumbles, the only singer who could make unintelligible waffle into Hit music.
R.I.P. James Freud born June 29, 1959 died November 4, 2010 at 51
I see saxophones but hear synths. Ah, the 1980s.
Still smoking hot , love the models
The Title is wrong, it should be "Out Of Mind Out Of Sight"
This is a 5 star song 🎶
From Mr Thomas James Schmutter.
Got their early Echofoxtrotcharliedelta ... album and it's one of my fav things ever. Met Sean once..nice bloke.
Reminds me of Brian Ferry
This is an awesome Rock Anthem.
Rip James. Nov 4
Aussie New Wave Par Excellence
Wow. I liked them when they were called INXS. WHATEVER. HA. LONG LIVE THE 80s!!!